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Citizen Suit Action/Clean Water Act: U.S. District Court (Hawaii) Addresses Whether Ditch/Drain Constitutes Point Source
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
A United States District Court (District of Hawaii) (“Court”) in a June 14th Order addressed a definitional issue in a summary judgment motion in a Clean Water Act citizen suit action. See Na Kia i Kai et al. v. County of Kauai and Elizabeth A. Char in her official capacity as Director of Health of…
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PFAS CERCLA (Superfund) Liability: Congressional Letter Requesting Equal Treatment (Enforcement Discretion) for Privately Owned/Operated Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Congressman Mike Thompson (California) transmitted a June 2nd letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator Michael S. Regan asking for: . . . equal treatment for publicly and privately owned/operated municipal solid waste landfills in EPA’s proposed regulation of PFAS…
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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Blytheville Tubing Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administration Order
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) entered into a June 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) with Maverick Tube Corporation (“MTC”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Air Act Permit. See LIS No. 23-041. The CAO provides that MTC…
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Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule Disapproving Revision to the Louisiana State Implementation Plan
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a June 13th Federal Register Notice proposing to disapprove a revision to the Louisiana State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) addressing excess emissions during periods of Startup, Shutdown and Malfunction (“SSM”). See 88 Fed. Reg…
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Transportation/Hazardous Materials: U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Products Containing Lithium Ion Batteries
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a May 9th interpretive letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to products containing lithium ion batteries. PHMSA was responding to a January 4th email from…
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